British Academy Games Award for Performer
The British Academy Video Games Award for Performer is an award presented annually by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) in honor of the best performance featured in a game "from voice artistry through to motion capture".[1]
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Awarded for | Best performance in a game |
Presented by | BAFTA |
First awarded | 2012 |
Currently held by | Gonzalo Martin (leading) Martti Suosalo (supporting) |
Most awards | Ashley Johnson (2) |
Most nominations | Troy Baker (4) |
Website | www |
The award was first given at the 8th British Academy Video Games Awards ceremony in 2012, with Mark Hamill winning for his performance as the Joker in Batman: Arkham City.[2] The performer with the most awards is Ashley Johnson with two, one each for her portrayal of Ellie in both The Last of Us and The Last of Us: Left Behind.[3] Troy Baker has received the most nominations with four, totaling one each for his work as Joel in The Last of Us, Pagan Min in Far Cry 4, Sam Drake in Uncharted 4: A Thief's End, and Higgs in Death Stranding.
Since 2020, the award has been split into "Performer in a Leading Role" and "Performer in a Supporting Role".[4]
Winners and nominees
In the following table, the years are listed as per BAFTA convention, and generally correspond to the year of game release in the United Kingdom.
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Multiple wins and nominations
The following performers received two or more awards:
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The following performers received two or more nominations:
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The following series received two or more awards:
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The following series received two or more nominations:
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References
- "British Academy Games Awards Rules and Guidelines 2015" (PDF). British Academy of Film and Television Arts. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 May 2015. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
- "Games in 2012". BAFTA Awards. British Academy of Film and Television Arts. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
- "Games in 2015". BAFTA Awards. British Academy of Film and Television Arts. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
- Wales, Matt (September 9, 2019). "BAFTA announces new categories for 2020 video game awards, submissions now open". Eurogamer. Retrieved September 9, 2019.
- "Games in 2013". BAFTA Awards. British Academy of Film and Television Arts. Archived from the original on 13 April 2016. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
- "Games in 2014". BAFTA Awards. British Academy of Film and Television Arts. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
- Nunneley, Stephany (7 April 2016). "Fallout 4 wins Best Game at 2016 BAFTA Game Awards". VG247. Archived from the original on 8 April 2016. Retrieved 8 April 2016.
- "Games in 2017 | BAFTA Awards". awards.bafta.org. Retrieved 2017-04-07.
- "What Remains of Edith Finch wins Bafta's top games award". BBC. 12 April 2018. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
- https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-47817730
- "2020 BAFTA Games Awards: The Nominations". BAFTA. Retrieved 4 March 2020.